Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The spring breeze blows, the war drums beat, the soldiers and horses move, and the spears stand in rows!

At Chu Ning's command, the Chu army on the city wall immediately made preparations.

The crossbowman holds a crossbow with sharp arrows on the string.

The infantry stood at the foot of the parapet, holding rifles, ready for battle.

No one expected that the King of Chu would start a war as soon as he arrived, and everyone became nervous.

Under the city wall, Wu Si looked at the actions of the Chu army on the city wall and his face became completely gloomy.

He never expected that Chu Ning's attitude was so firm that he didn't even have the intention of negotiating.

I am just pretending. If I launch an attack now, I will suffer heavy losses regardless of whether we can capture Dunhuang City.

After all, Dunhuang is an important border city with high city walls. A rash attack on the city would be disadvantageous to the Zhou army.

But now Chu Ning is ready to go to war. If the troops of the Great Zhou retreat at this moment, they will definitely be ridiculed.

Wu Si frowned, turned to look at the two deputy generals behind him and asked, "What do you think, both of you?"

Deputy General Cheng Jin, holding a giant axe, grinned and said, "I will obey General Wu in everything. I will lead the army to attack the city at your command."

Wu Si's mouth twitched at the sight of such a reckless man. He could not listen at all and could only turn to look at another deputy general, Wu Ming.

Wu Ming stared at Chu Ning on the wall with cold eyes and said indifferently: "This man is quite capable. He knows that we have no intention of attacking the city, so he deliberately angered you and wanted to embarrass you."

Wu Si was shocked by these words, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "He has been plotting against me from the beginning?"

Wu Ming's icy face remained cold as ever: "It is said that this person is always cunning, but it is better to meet him in person than to hear about him.

If this matter is not handled properly, the morale of our army will be damaged."

Wu Si reacted and understood why Chu Ning dared to be so tough.

Wu Si came back to his senses and snorted coldly, turned his head and looked at Chu Ning on the city wall and sneered:

"How dare you, King Chu, play tricks on me!"

"Since you want to start a war, then let's fight. I will be waiting for your Chu army outside the city!"

"Come on, beat the drums and cheer, the whole army will attack the formation!"

At the command, the Zhou army outside the city changed its formation, with cavalry in front, infantry in the back, and archers in the rear.

At the same time, the sound of deafening drums rang out, competing with the sound of drums on the city walls.

On the city wall, Ran Ming's eyes widened when he saw this, and he took the initiative to stand up and salute: "Your Highness, let me take your orders and go out of the city to fight!"

Chu Ning rolled his eyes at him and said, "Leaving the city to die?"

Ran Ming was stunned, he touched his huge head and didn't dare to speak.

If it were someone else, Ran Ming would have said something contradictory, but in front of Chu Ning, he didn't dare to say anything.

At this time, Cai Xingchao frowned and asked, "Your Highness, the enemy is provoking us outside the city. How should our army respond?"

Chu Ning grinned: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements."

As he spoke, Chu Ning turned to look at Wu Si outside the city with a playful look on his face: "General Wu, you, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have sent a large army here, do you want me to lead the troops out of the city to fight?

The city wall is right here. If you have the ability, you can order an attack on the city. If you don't, go back to where you came from!"

Wu Si sneered: "I came here just to seek justice for Princess Gaoping. If you still want to save the face of the Great Chu Royal Family, take your people out of the city and fight!"

These two are like little kids.

One says "Come up", the other says "Come out"!

In short, no one will be fooled by the other.

Attacking the city would definitely be disadvantageous to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Wu Si is not a fool, so how could he attack the city at this time?

Going out of the city to fight the enemy would definitely be disadvantageous to the Chu army. Chu Ning couldn't fight against a rock with an egg by sending 10,000 soldiers out of the city to fight 50,000.

Neither of them wants to suffer a loss, and neither of them wants to give the other a chance to take advantage.

On the city wall, Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Wu Si is not as stupid as I thought. He wanted to force the other party to attack the city, take the opportunity to destroy the other party's manpower, gain the upper hand in the right to speak, and then negotiate.

But now it seems that Wu Si was not fooled.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and suddenly laughed out loud: "General Wu, do you think I am a fool?

Your 50,000-strong army has formed a battle array outside the city. Will I lead 10,000 soldiers out of the city to fight you?

Is it your own brain that is not good, or do you look down on me?"

Such sarcastic words made Wu Si's face darken. Being humiliated in public, Wu Si's temper immediately flared up.

His eyes instantly turned extremely cold, his whole body was filled with murderous intent, he stared at Chu Ning intently, and said coldly:

"If you don't dare to go out of the city to fight, why do you have to make these excuses?"

Chu Ning shook his head and laughed: "You don't dare to attack the city, why do you need to find such an excuse?"

The two of them were good at talking, and neither of them was willing to admit defeat.

You said I don’t dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, so I said you don’t dare to attack the city!

Neither side is stupid and no one wants to lose the first battle.

This scene actually made Cai Xingchao feel relieved. As long as there was no fighting, Dunhuang City would be safe.

But at this moment, Wu Ming, the deputy general behind Wu Si, suddenly rode forward and said indifferently: "Prince of Great Chu, are you so uneducated and like to talk nonsense?"

Chu Ning sensed the unusual aura of this person and could not help but frowned and asked, "Who are you? How dare you interrupt me without permission?"

Wu Ming snorted coldly: "I am General Wu's deputy general, why can't I interrupt? But you, the prince of Great Chu, are so timid, aren't you afraid of losing face for the Great Chu royal family?"

"Is the king timid?"

Chu Ning seemed to have heard a huge joke and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that I am the one who took the initiative to ask for a fight today?

It is you, the Great Zhou army, who have been stationed here for several days, neither wanting to fight nor retreating, that is true cowardice, isn't it?"

How dare a mere deputy general act so arrogantly in front of me?

Speaking of talking skills, I am not even afraid of you, so why should I be afraid of you?

As expected, Wu Ming seemed to be enraged, and a hint of anger appeared on his cold face: "How dare you humiliate my Great Zhou soldiers!"

Chu Ning shrugged, looking nonchalant: "I am just telling the truth. If you think I am humiliating them, then take it as it is."

Wu Ming, who was already angry, narrowed his eyes, and his aura suddenly surged, and he said in a cold voice: "No one dares to humiliate the soldiers of the Great Zhou in front of me!

You don't dare to leave the city because you think our troops are more than yours. If it's one thousand against one thousand, would you dare to fight?"

No matter what, we must teach Chu Ning a lesson today, and also give Da Chu a warning.

This battle must be fought, otherwise how will the Great Zhou keep its reputation?

Chu Ning laughed wildly upon hearing this: "Hahahaha, one thousand against one thousand, your Great Zhou army has no chance of winning!"

"is it?"

Wu Ming's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he immediately ordered: "Leave behind one thousand elite troops, and the others retreat ten miles. I will personally lead the army to fight the Chu army."

Chu Ning frowned, feeling very surprised.

How could a deputy general have such great power?

To his surprise, Wu Si actually ordered the Great Zhou troops to retreat, leaving only one thousand Great Zhou cavalry behind Wu Ming.

This is serious!